Hose-coupling valve



Jan. 11, 1949. 2, A, TWRDOWSM 2,458,809

HOSE COUPLNG VALVE Filed Jan. 2, 1948 Jy Ja ,ff/6 /a .555 512556 i 4f INVENTOR. Z yg fred A. Twqrdowsk ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 11, 1949 Applica-tinzanuary 2,

1948,y Serial No.1 233 4 vClaimsu-J ((31,1251-8') In general-)my :invention: pertainsl to a ooupli'ngz especially adapted 'Jfor use :in: a garden. hose- Whereby two lengths of a Ahose may .-beoperatively i joined 'in an 1 axial. relation; tor. each.; otherg,A thev couplingincluding valve means .whereby theovvny 5 I- of-Waterffromthe sourceof supplymaybe readily' shut off. The object :ofrmyf improvement is :to provide means `for :control of :the nowfof water at a point distant from the customary connection to anloutlet in apbuilding or ayehicle.

A more specic purposeof myfinvention'is\ t0: provide sa, coupling `having-:a Valve:therein-,ibut. including ano parts which" might protrude wout: Wardlyvand hinderthe reeling orunreeling tofi. the hose:

A further :objecty of mysimprovementv is to pro- Vide a couplingwherein theffvalve-means-may;f be operatedsimplyA by ,rotation-10f- ,a sleeve being; a part of the vcouplingend axially seated uporry terminal elements upon the lengths-.vofy the.hose-z 201 joinedtogether byisaidcouplinge. Another object` of v my .invention is to provide a -coupling yincluding; a `valve of avery simple-structuralidesign,Without@ sacrificingranygof'lits eiiciency;r

I shall now describeI my; inventionwvvithrefer.,n 25" ence to. the accompanyinggdrawings Iinvvlnicliz.r`

Figurelis.- a perspective'viewfof the coupling-g with fragments of two-lengths, ofv whose -joined together byfsaid coupling;l

Figure y2 is a longitudinal, sectional View ofethe 30' coupling ,taken on` line-Y -2-1-2 -of :Figure 1;4

Figure 3 yis Va .,vieWof l the4 samefcouplingavith .a i. valve therein in an open posi-tion;f

Figure 4 is a sectional veiwxof-'zthefsame coupling with a Valve in a, closed position;

Figure 5 is an;;en1arged,sectionaliview on line 5-5 of.4 Figure 2.

Similar numerals refer td similari. partsv throughout the several Views.

In general;` the.coup'linglimprovedfby me in- 40 cludesv two tubular members Ill-and 2I disposed axially,but in an opposed relation-to eachuother, andlheld together by suitable means, andvatubuf lar: sleeve mounted upon saidmembers for vlongi` tudinal 'movement thereon.;v The# first-.named 45 tubular member Il) hasan expanded base portion II threaded internal'lyas sh'own'at "I2 to form a socket. fori engagement Withzaznipple I3 forming a terminal, membenof .ahose-:Mzu A Washer 215, seated in the socket against the shoulder I6 at 50 the junction of the socket with the main part of the tubular body I0, serves as the conventional means of securing liquid-tight Contact between the respective parts. At the opposite end to that which forms said socket, said member I0 has a 55 2 cone-*shaped headt i 'I the' head- :having a-plurality" ofapertures "l 8 f'disposed around a-hole' I 9 LWithin the apex offsaid` cone: External-ly; said'memb'er i3 l.is 'threaded 'a ,part of its lengthfadj-oiningjth'e cone-shaped headfll' as shown at #23:?

Connected to said t1ibularmemberv 'I 0 in an axial but aopposed relation'f is fa substantially similarr tubular member- 2 I navi-ng, at theeend facingsaid. tubular membenr I il, acone-shaped head"22 with a centrall hole -23 in' the-aperclof=` th`e-head andi a -z plurality of apertures 245 therea'bout;` 'llieopposite end 25 vof-saiol"memberf2liis' ofian'few panded diameter and Ti threadedeX-ternally-'f as shown .at J 26,', said expandedportion-'beginning4 with.' ani annular shoulder Z'I'sub'stantiallyf mid-i Way the length.'offsaidfttubul'ar member-21? The expanded yportioni 25 is :designed-*toi 't I into" La socket ingv a terminal: member 29 "upon af--length'-vv of-al hose :3051. An annular-Washer- 28isv interposed betWeeni the `above-said portionff-Zf'and theadi joining:wallof;the socket` inllm'em'ber vfor-fa liquid-tight 'Contact betWeenfthe-:respective partspf Axially mounted uponthe `said; tubular frnem1'v bers .I 0 aand: 2 I 4is fa sleeve'13 Lathe:sleevefincludingfr l'iollowf:v ,annular flanges? 33; eachfsi:including.P aninner sealingflength" i3d imadeiiof ffrubberf :ori other. resilient material. f MidwaybetweenLitsrendsythef sleeve-is constricted into `a :substantiallyuvshapedi throat' as shown bynumeralf-L Tiiezdivergencef of ythe frespeetiveV portions zo "thsle'evei atlthe`l V-shape'df formation' is"A aty 'sucht anzangle'. that :itiA conformsrwith the inclinati'onaof vthe .cone-:shapedheader, ofemembers 1 I wand.; 2 I -2 re'spectivelyi Incl: other lWords-fthe sleeve iszindente'd'into a VE-:shaped:

vformationxin:suena manner that' one-.half oisaidf formation -is parallel to,4 thev cone-ishaped:isi-irfa'ce,cr of head I'I, and the otherzhalfisrparallelto the; surface-offfheadt 22' in tubularlfmembersral 3 `andi2 I respectively.; Aportion'ofrsaidfsle'eve'onfone*side3 of they-shaped constriction isftlfirearded as shownl at- 36 for engagementrwith facthreaded fext'ernals 1 Wallsf20-wof said 'tubular memloe1--;|i'l.i` Asia resultt of this constriction; it: is possible; by rotationrzotr; the-sleeve; to shift itlongitudinally ginaalreciprooala;

y m'otion-witlof res-p eotitontheVv Iheads of :members il 0 r and '2 To facilitate.,- theA rotationifoffltlie -`sleeve it .i is rprovided iwith '1 aA ikn'urledesurface rfaszshowm: byfnumeral y3 t in' Figurer 1 s, Additionally: -knurled :i: surface: isfappliedctofa sraised :'.projectinnx .Toni-; the expanded portion II of member Ill. A similarly raised annular projection 39 on a nipple I3 also shows two parts of the surface of the terminal member 29 on hose 3U as shown by numerals 4B and 4I,

Now I shall describe the operation of my coupling. It will be assumed that the length of hose 3D is attached to a source of water supply under pressure and that sleeve 32 is in a closed position as shown in Figure 2. As will be seen by reference to Figure 2, the indented portion of the sleeve at 35 abuts the top surface of the cone-shaped head I'I in tubular member I0. As a result thereof, apertures I8 in the head of tubular member IIJ are closed. Water, which enters the tubular member 2l of my coupling, lls up the interior space of said member 2I, also the inner space of the part of the sleeve between its V-constriction and the head 22 of the tubular member 2| but may not enter into the tubular member IIl and therefrom into hose I4.

Assuming now that it is desired to permit the water to flow into hose I4, a part of which is shown in Figure 2, in order to permit this, the sleeve is rotated manually about its axis. As shown in said Figure 2, the sleeve is threaded, :being in engagement with threads 25 in tubular member I 0. As a result of said rotation, the sleeve `will be moved longitudinally to a position shown in Figure 3, the V-shaped indentation moving away from head I'I, but not far enough to get into contact with head 22 of the opposite tubular member 2I.' Water passing into said tubular member 2I will now be free to pass through apertures 24 in head 22 into the sleeve past the pin 3 I into apertures I 8 in sleeve lil and therefrom into hose I4. A continued rotation of the sleeve would bring said sleeve into position shown in Figure 4 where the V-constriction is shown abutting against head 22 of member ZI, thus closing apertures 24 and stopping the flow of water out of said tubulaimember 2l.

It will be seen that some changes may be made in the structure of my coupling without departing from the inventive principle disclosed herein. What I, therefore, wish to claim is as follows:

1. A hose coupling of the kind described including two tubular members, each of them being open at one end and threaded for connection to a length of a hose, the other end forming a head including a plurality of apertures therein, the two tubular members being axially aligned but having the heads in opposed relation and held apart by a connecting rod, a sleeve mounted upon the heads of said tubular members, the sleeve including in its mid-length an annular portion eX- tending inwardly into the space between the two heads, and threaded means upon the sleeve in engagement with threads on the outer surface of one tubular member to move said sleeve axially to bring said annular portion into abutment with the head of the respective tubular member to close the apertures therein.

2. A hose coupling of the kind described including two tubular members, each of them being open at one end and threaded for connection to a length of a hose, the other end forming a coneshaped head including a plurality of apertures therein, the two tubular members being axially aligned, but being held in a spaced and opposed relation to each other :by an axial connection rod, a Sleeve mounted upon the heads of said tubular members, `the sleeve including in its mid-length an annular portion extending inwardly into the space between the two heads but leaving a passage therebetween, and threaded means in one end of the sleeve in engagement with the threads on the outer surface of one tubular member to cause said sleeve to move axially to bring said annular portion in abutment with the head of the respective tubular member to close the apertures therein, and liquid-tight annular sealing means at each end of the sleeve.

3. A hose coupling of the kind described, including two tubular members, each being open at one end, and threaded for connection with a terminal member of a length of a hose, the other end of each tubular member forming a coneshaped head provided with a plurality of apertures therein, the two heads being held axially in a spaced and opposed relation by a connecting rod, a` sleeve mounted upon both of said tubular members, the sleeve being provided at each end with liquid-sealing members therein and being annularly constricted in its mid-portion, the constriction forming a substantially V-shaped indentation, the sleeve having one portion thereof threaded internally for engagement with the threads on the outer surface of one of the tubular members for longitudinal movement of the sleeve upon said members in order to bring the wall of the indentation into abutment with the respective cone-shaped head to close the apertures in said head.

4. A hose coupling of the kind described, including two tubular members disposed axially in an opposed relation to each other, each member having an open end threaded for connection to a length of hose and having the other end formed into a cone-shaped head, including a plurality of apertures therein, the two heads being held together by a connecting member in a spaced relation to each other, and a removable sleeve mounted upon the two-members, the sleeve being constricted mid-way its length to form a passage of reduced diameter between the heads of the tubular members, the wall of said sleeve at the constricted portion thereof on each side of the plane of the utmost constriction being disposed parallel to the outer surface of the respective cone-shaped head, the sleeve having one end portion threaded internally for engagement with the threads on one of the tubular members for longitudinal movement of the sleeve from one head against the other for the purpose of bringing the wall of the constriction in the sleeve against the outer surface of the respective head to close the apertures therein.

ZYGFRED A. TWARDOWSKI.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS f Number Name Date 248,436'Y Porsch Oct. 18, 1881 1,850,879 Hunt Mar. 22, 1932 2,125,554 Franck Aug. 2, 1938 2,245,097 Tobler June 10, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 473,539 Germany 1926 

